Forbo Flooring Systems has been manufacturing and supplying flooring for education for more than a century. As a trusted partner of the NEUPC, NWUPC and APUC - Our extensive range of floor coverings is used across a wide portfolio of educational establishments both nationwide and worldwide.
From nurseries to universities, educational environments demand strong, safe, low maintenance and sustainable flooring systems – Forbo go a step further and add a level of inspirational style to our flooring solutions. We understand that hygiene and durability are especially important in areas used by children and young adults.
Our comprehensive flooring portfolio, covering everything from entries to exits, offers the perfect solutions for new schools or renovation projects on established institutions.
First impression of a building
Durable and safe flooring
Comfortable, safe and inspiring
Slip resistance and durable
Static Dissipative & Electro Conductive
Hygienic flooring
Slip resistance
Acoustic & Comfort
keep noise pollution to a minimum
design and functionality
Suitable flooring products for education buildings
- As the market leader in engineered entrance flooring systems, Nuway entrance systems are an outstanding first line of defence against moisture and soil entering a building on the shoe soles and wheeled traffic treads.
- Wide range of made-to-order rigid single and double sided mats
- Helps keep interior floor coverings dryer and cleaner and also prevents slips
- By keeping out dirt and moisture, cleaning costs can be cut by up to 65%
- Perfect for high footfall areas like school and university entrances
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- Coral has been the market-leading, textile entrance flooring brand for 50 years
- Offers more choice than ever with attractive, sustainable clean-off systems
- Available in styles & constructions to suit all applications, budgets and aesthetic needs
- Coral entrance floors can extend the life of your floor and greatly reduce cleaning costs and slip risk
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- The weighted average of our Marmoleum product range is climate positive (cradle to gate) without the need for carbon offsetting.
- Holds the Allergy UK Seal of Approval
- Manufactured from 97% natural raw materials (including linseed oil, rosin, wood flour, jute and limestone)
- Available in over 300 colours
- Marmoleum’s unique Topshield Pro finish reduces soiling & is resistant from hand disinfectants.
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- Excellent all-round performance, ideal for classrooms where noise pollution can be a problem
- Impact sound reduction from 15dB to 19dB
- Needs minimal cleaning and maintenance
- Available in an extensive range of colours and designs
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- A general purpose heterogeneous vinyl flooring perfect for dining room/
cafeteria where a hard wearing solution is essential
- Hard-wearing and able to withstand heavy footfall
- Comes in realistic wood effects, stone and abstract designs, with a broad palette of colours and digitally printed visuals designed to inspire
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- This collection delivers a complete range of products designed to meet the safety demands of areas with potentially frequent spills or floor debris, such as a food/design technology classroom or art classroom
- Guaranteed slip resistant performance throughout the product lifetime
- Meets all HSE and European safety norms, delivering safety with minimal compromise
- Available in bright colours and muted tones
- Digital print options available
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- Perfect classroom and lecture theatre solution where foot traffic and movement of chairs calls for a durable floor covering
- The warmth and comfort of a carpet with increased durability due to the flocked design
- Allergy UK Seal of Approval™
- Available in a wide variety of colours and stimulating designs
- Comes in sheet, tile or plank format.
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- Available in four different constructions, the high quality Tessera carpet tiles are designed to retain their good looks in high traffic areas like receptions and entrances
- A wide variety of stimulating designs and sympathetic colours to deliver inspiring learning interiors
- Impact sound properties up to 30 dB
- Ranges to suit all budgets, from entry level to premium.
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- Proven wear layer means less cleaning and maintenance
- Superior dimensional stability delivers easy fitting and improved durability
- In-register embossing supplements the natural look of wood designs with a matt finish for increased realism
- Easily combined with Tessera carpet tiles using the same adhesive - no need for transition strips, additional profiles or inconvenient subfloor build-up
- BREEAM A+ rating in Education
- Ideal for drinks points or areas with wheeled traffic
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- Sphera's SMART-top surface finish ensures high resistance to chemicals, stains and scratches, making Sphera a perfect solution for increased contamination classrooms
- In-line coating with subsequent embossing process for superior appearance and durability
- Highest abrasion wear rating group T tested to EN660-2
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Colorex - Static Control Flooring
- The Colorex technology delivers a permanently conductive product, guaranteeing optimal performance throughout the product lifetime. Colorex fully complies with all ESD standards
- The Colorex surface can be fully repaired, extending the useful life of the product
- Dense construction of Colorex provides excellent heavy load resistance, making it an ideal solution for university laboratories
Sphera SD | EC
- Permanent conductive properties comply with all ESD standards.
- Sphera SD | EC retains its optimal performance throughout the life of the product
- Low emissions with phthalate free manufacturing ensures Sphera SD | EC contributes to a healthy indoor environment
- Unique SMART control surface treatment makes Sphera SD | EC stain and scratch resistant, delivering a durable and hygienic solution
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- A practical, simple solution for displaying pupil work, regular school updates and extra curriculum info
- Tactile, colourful - available in 15 vibrant and muted colours
- All natural material, self-healing properties
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- The finishing touch for all furniture, including desks, stools, doors, cabinets and displays. Perfect for elegant, durable school desks and chairs/stools
- Satin matt surface with a warm, fine texture delivers a distinctive, truly individual look and feel
- Available in 21 colours
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The sustainable flooring choice
Forbo’s Marmoleum is created from an average of 97% natural raw materials.
No surprise then that it's the world’s leading sustainable resilient flooring.
The weighted average of Forbo's Marmoleum product range is also climate positive (cradle to gate) without offsetting.
With the UK Government having recently set a target for schools to have net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the application of Marmoleum in the education sector has never been more relevant.
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Keeping the world outside, outside
From abandoned fishing nets to old carpet fluff, many of our Coral collections are made from ECONYL® – a high quality yarn created from 100% regenerated polyamide.
The primary backing of Coral Welcome is created from recycled plastic PET bottles.
We make Coral flooring in a factory that runs entirely on green electricity, sending virtually zero waste to landfill. 100% of our aluminium, steel and rubber waste from our Nuway production is recycled.
And for customers looking for a ‘natural’ entrance system, we offer Nuway Tuftiguard with Bamboo scraper bars. Bamboo is a sustainable grass species that is one of the fastest growing plants on earth.
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Industry leading recycled content
All our UK-produced tufted carpet tiles include at least 57% recycled content (by weight), with some products containing an impressive 76%.
We’re also reducing the quantity of virgin materials we use. For instance, instead of discarding yarn ends, we rewind them and tuft them into our Tessera tiles. We even offer several ranges made with up to 100% ECONYL® regenerated yarn.
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Making vinyl better
We're constantly improving the environmental profile of Forbo's vinyl products with local and international initiatives.
Our Step range is 100% phthalate free and includes at least 70% recycled content in the backing.
We produce all our vinyl in Europe where it meets highest possible current and future REACH compliance standards for chemical content.
100% of the electricity we buy comes from renewable sources. Our vinyl production sites are part of an effective environmental management system which achieves ISO14001 certification.
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From nurseries to universities, all educational establishments need attractive, safe, hardwearing, sustainable and low maintenance flooring solutions. Hygiene and durability are particularly important in areas used by children or young adults.
Climate Positive flooring
The weighted average of our Marmoleum product range is climate positive (cradle to gate), without offsetting. It combines ecological values with contemporary design and offers an important contribution to a sustainable world.
This means it contributes to the Government’s target of achieving net-zero by 2050. Marmoleum can also help with schemes such as SKA, LEED, BREEAM and the WELL building standard.
Phthalate free!
Exposure to some types of phthalates has been linked to the rise in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Made from natural, renewable materials, Marmoleum contains no PVC or Phthalates, delivering a safe, low emitting floor. Marmoleum is also approved by Allergy UK as it doesn't harbour dust mites.
Marmoleum is our most sustainable flooring solution, offering a wealth of colour options, scuff and scratch resistance, and has the potential to repair damaged surfaces.
✔ Natural raw materials
✔ Phthalate free, PVC free
✔ Allergy UK approved
✔ Low emission
✔ Acoustic options
✔ Climate positive (from cradle to gate - without offsetting)
Marmoleum flooring is made primarily from renewable natural resources. The top layer is linoleum, an ecologically produced, bio-based material made from 97% natural raw materials.
The craft of linoleum manufacture has evolved over 150 years, with Forbo driving this development through our Marmoleum brand. Making Marmoleum is an art that can't be learned at any trade or craft school. Truth be told, only a handful of people know how to make Marmoleum.
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A natural winner! Forbo's Marmoleum floor coverings are natural floors delivering sustainability, durability, high quality and innovative design. Discover the natural beauty of Marmoleum with over 300 colours and designs, from marbled to linear and concrete. Available in sheet, planks and tiles.
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Improve the world from the floor up. The weighted average of Forbo's Marmoleum range is CO₂ neutral (cradle to gate) - without offsetting.
Marmoleum blends ecological values with contemporary design, making an invaluable contribution to a sustainable world.
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Forbo's Marmoleum is made to last. Our installation and floorcare section will help you with your upcoming Marmoleum installations. These pages have comprehensive cleaning, maintenance and installation advice as well as a series of YouTube video guides.
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Marmoleum FAQs
Marmoleum offers more than 300 colours across a variety of designs and formats. This blend of colours and designs gives you the versatility to combine with other Forbo products.
View our latest Marmoleum projects, or visualise your ideas with our interactive FloorVisualizer.
Marmoleum Design & Inspiration
Marmoleum Projects
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In line with the Forbo sustainability strategy, we employ various transparent certification systems from third parties (worldwide) to regularly check and evaluate our floor coverings .
It's Forbo's ambition to make a positive contribution to your health and wellbeing through our flooring solutions and Marmoleum's multiple characteristics contribute to a healthy indoor environment.
Read about how Marmoleum contributes to healthy interiors
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Our wide portfolio of adhesive free solutions mean that there is a rapid, `fast flooring' solution allowing you to turn projects around quickly with minimal disruption throughout the summer holidays.
Our Fast Flooring products are quick and easy to install and are perfect to install over existing flooring. This means less noise, odours, dust or VOCs and can be walked on immediately after installation. With a wide range of formats, designs and colours.
Here's a little break down of just some of the solutions available from our Fast Flooring portfolio:
Modul’up is a proven adhesive free floor covering suitable for high traffic education applications. Millions of m² have been sold around around the world, proving that the adhesive free concept is trusted and reliable.
Modul’up is available in over 90 colours and designs and in acoustic (19 dB) and compact versions. Both formats offer the best possible quality and durability, now enhanced with the introduction of XtremPUR™ protection on all products.
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Our Tessera carpet tiles, Flotex flocked planks & tiles are renowned for their wide choice of designs and colours, outstanding performance and quick easy installation.
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Surestep Fast Fit safety flooring is a genuine safety vinyl suitable for an adhesive free installation.
Ideal for new builds and refurbishments, Surestep Fast Fit can be laid over a variety of existing subfloors, including new concrete substrates of up to 97% RH. The collection is suitable for heavy commercial environments where a quick turnaround and minimal disruption is required, but slip resistance is a priority. Surestep’s PUR Pearl finish ensures it is both stain and chemical resistant, making it easy to clean and perfect for demanding commercial applications.
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For the refurbishment of Edinburgh College’s busiest campus, its FM team called upon Forbo Flooring Systems’ Modul’up adhesive free sheet vinyl for its unique ability to be installed quickly and easily, while reducing downtime and disruption to day-to-day college life – as the floor covering could be walked on immediately after installation.
Forbo has been awarded a place on the Crown Commercial Services framework agreement for floor coverings, meaning you can be confident that we can also save you time and money.
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The North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium Ltd (NEUPC) is one of six UK Higher Education purchasing consortia established to deliver and manage a wide range of collaborative framework agreements designed to maximise third party expenditure within the higher education sector.
We are very proud that Forbo has been appointed as a supplier on the Northern Eastern Universities Consortium (NEUPC) Framework.
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The North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium Ltd (NWUPC) is a not for profit organisation and is one of eight We are one of eight UK Higher Education purchasing consortia working collaboratively under the UK Universities Purchasing Consortia (UKUPC) to deliver benefits and greater value to its members.
Forbo Flooring Systems is an approved supplier on the NWUPC framework.
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APUC (Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges) Limited is the procurement centre of expertise for all of Scotland universities and colleges, established initially in response to the McClelland Report: 'Review of Public Procurement in Scotland', which made recommendations for public procurement reform.
Forbo Flooring Systems is an approved supplier on the APUC Framework and offers floor coverings fit for purpose in the Education environment from entrance to exit.
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To help you create your floor and make up your mind on the best fit, we offer several tools and services. Our FloorVisualizer will help you place our floors in an educational environment, and even combine floorings, letting you see how it all looks.
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Our design service goes even further; we can help you design your own floor. Our team of designers is waiting for you. Simply get in touch and let us know your requirements - send them your pictures of the current situation or your desired solution and they'll come up with floor plans and product proposals.
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Many worldwide educational establishments use Forbo floor coverings - from nurseries and primary schools through to universities. See our reference section and be inspired by a range of worldwide projects.
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